September 28th-October 2nd, 2026
The Humanities Symposium celebrates its 25th Anniversary! In honor of this milestone, the symposium will revisit the themes that have shaped our work over the past quarter century. Rather than exploring a single subject from multiple perspectives, each of the five days will focus on one of our enduring topic areas: Encounters and Conversations, Comparative Impulses, Contexts, Technologies, and Narratives and Languages—offering a renewed opportunity to reflect on and extend these ongoing dialogues.
Special thanks to The Louie M. and Betty M. Phillips Foundation for their support.
About the Humanities Symposium
Every fall semester since 2001, the School of Humanities, with the support of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, has organized and presented a week-long series of interdisciplinary talks, panel discussions and activities on a topic which engages with a central aspect of the human experience.
Past symposia have focused on subjects ranging from fairy tales to food, time to technology, Benjamin Franklin to the lunar landing, democracy to otherness, travel to home. In addition to presentations by featured speakers from across the country - including writers, philosophers, social reformers and academics from a wide range of disciplines - presentations and panels by Belmont faculty and students have consistently provided most of the events, involving participants from across the campus.
Most events are offered for WELLCore credit. Additional activities coordinated in conjunction with the symposia in years past have included an international film festival, art exhibits, an astronomical viewing, service projects and field trips to local and regional museums. Recordings can be accessed through the Belmont Library Open Commons at the Belmont Digital Repository.
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Nashville, TN 37212
Phone: (615) 460-6437